Crossrail hit by further delay as cost tops £18bn

By Dave Rogers2019-11-08T10:45:00

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Scheme now won’t open until 2021, more than two years late

Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild has admitted he still doesn’t know when the railway will open after saying it will not open next year.

Wild also confirmed the scheme, originally due to open at the end of last year, will need up to another £650m to complete it, having already been given a £2.8bn bailout last year.

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